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. >>> if bridging the partisan divide wasn't challenge enough, get ready because the fiscal cliff is far from a done deal. vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell brokered a deal and, yes, it cleared the senate late last night. but no, the republican-controlled house of representatives hasn't voted on this yet. they are going to convene in about 30 minutes. house democratic caucus is meeting in less than an hour while the house gop leaders are meeting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. both parties undoubtedly laying the groundwork for the fiscal cliff showdown that will unfold between its 435 house members. one of those members is democratic congressman from michigan. he's kind enough to join me. thank you for being with us today. first of all, if you could get me up to speed on the decision to make a decision v you heard anything about the possibility there might be a vote today with your members? >> i haven't heard directly. i think there will be. i think the vote last night in the senate set the stage. it was overwhelming. we're going to have a caucus democrats and republicans will
. >>> if bridging the partisan divide wasn't challenge enough, get ready because the fiscal cliff is far from a done deal. vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell brokered a deal and, yes, it cleared the senate late last night. but no, the republican-controlled house of representatives hasn't voted on this yet. they are going to convene in about 30 minutes. house democratic caucus is meeting in less than an hour while the house gop leaders are meeting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time....
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what really didn't get done is what the whole fiscal cliff was supposed to serve as an incentive to do, which was deficit reduction on a larger scale to deal with the long-term fiscal health of the country. that's what we will see congress tackling or trying to tackle in the coming months. entitlement reform. trying to make sure medicare and social security don't cost so much money over time. and also tax reform, trying to bring in some more revenue. republicans, more a fan of entitlement reform obviously than democrats. and democrats want to see it increased revenue through tax reform. those are the big things, and spending cuts only dealt with avoiding the sequester for a couple of months and the debt limit wasn't increased that, is still looming and we'll see the fight here in the next couple of months. >> we sure will. who are the winners and losers in the first fiscal cliff fight. >> this is interesting. there are obvious ones. and it's people who make a lot of money. cutoff of $450,000, $400,000 for individuals. but there is an itemized deduction cap. if you itemize, the cutoff i
what really didn't get done is what the whole fiscal cliff was supposed to serve as an incentive to do, which was deficit reduction on a larger scale to deal with the long-term fiscal health of the country. that's what we will see congress tackling or trying to tackle in the coming months. entitlement reform. trying to make sure medicare and social security don't cost so much money over time. and also tax reform, trying to bring in some more revenue. republicans, more a fan of entitlement...
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and washington has also been excited that they actually got a deal done on the fiscal cliff, of course. we'll continue to follow politics and sports all morning long here for you. good morning, everyone. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> let's turn our attention to tucker barnes. >> real quick, the trivia question you asked, i didn't know that. >> did you google that? >> where do you go to answer the question? >> what is it, producer, liz? >> you do the weather. >> i just said it. i'm trying to remember. >> cold outside. it will be a chilly start to your day. later this afternoon, about 40, maybe 42 with plenty of sunshine. >> we're just playing along. >> we'll tell the answer. >> 38 at reagan national. 28 at dulles. bwi marshall, 23 degrees. here is a look at your forecast today. high temperature will be back in the upper 30s and low 40s. a little colder off to the north and west with temperatures in the mid-30s. sunshine, a bit of a breeze out of the west at 10 to 15 for your friday. >> okay. >> thank you. >> beautiful. >> i can't believe you didn't know the answer to that
and washington has also been excited that they actually got a deal done on the fiscal cliff, of course. we'll continue to follow politics and sports all morning long here for you. good morning, everyone. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> let's turn our attention to tucker barnes. >> real quick, the trivia question you asked, i didn't know that. >> did you google that? >> where do you go to answer the question? >> what is it, producer, liz? >>...
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cliff deal not done at all. stay with cnn all day for the developing news on the fiscal cliff, we have a big house vote perhaps as this bill gets to the floor. as we say good-bye to 2012 thank you to all the people behind the scenes who make "starting point" possible. happy new year, everyone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ should all acquaintance be forgot
cliff deal not done at all. stay with cnn all day for the developing news on the fiscal cliff, we have a big house vote perhaps as this bill gets to the floor. as we say good-bye to 2012 thank you to all the people behind the scenes who make "starting point" possible. happy new year, everyone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ should all acquaintance be forgot
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cliff deal or doozies we were saying now done. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange. what are we expecting? >> reporter: pretty much exactly what you just said. the opening bell ringing in about an hour. this is going to be the first chance for u.s. investors to react to this measure passing, to the fact that we're going to go ahead and avoid these immediate tax hikes and spending cuts. so right now dow futures are pointing to a 200-point, are pointing higher by 200 points. that's going to be today. what's going to happen a week from now, it's a completely different story because of what's to come, the negotiations over spending cuts and over the debt ceiling, in fact one analyst telling me with the debt ceiling negotiations happening in about 60 days, the smart money knows the bullish sentiment will be short-lived with this analyst telling me the lesson for investors here is buyer beware. brooke? >> alison kosik we hear you loud and clear. thank you very much for us now from new york. >>> what about the rest of the
cliff deal or doozies we were saying now done. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange. what are we expecting? >> reporter: pretty much exactly what you just said. the opening bell ringing in about an hour. this is going to be the first chance for u.s. investors to react to this measure passing, to the fact that we're going to go ahead and avoid these immediate tax hikes and spending cuts. so right now dow futures are pointing to a 200-point, are pointing higher by 200 points....
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this deal builds on the reduction we have done since 2011 and continues the precedent we set in the fiscal cliff deal that sequestration shouldn't be replaced with spending cuts alone. this bipartisan deal will help millions of americans who are wondering if they were going to keep paying the price for d.c. dysfunction. from the workers at our military bases and construction basis who were furloughed or laid off, to the kids who lost their slots in head start programs to the seniors wondering if they were going to have meals on wheels, to the families who were praying for halted medical programs to get back to a cure. because of this deal, the budget can stop lurching from crisis to crisis. this deal allows congressional committees to proceed under regular order and gives government agencies and the companies that do business with them the certainty to hire workers and make investments. this isn't the plan i would have written on my own, i'm pretty sure congressman ryan wouldn't have written it on his own. i was disappointed that we weren't able to close even a single corporate tax loophol
this deal builds on the reduction we have done since 2011 and continues the precedent we set in the fiscal cliff deal that sequestration shouldn't be replaced with spending cuts alone. this bipartisan deal will help millions of americans who are wondering if they were going to keep paying the price for d.c. dysfunction. from the workers at our military bases and construction basis who were furloughed or laid off, to the kids who lost their slots in head start programs to the seniors wondering...
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taxes, middle east, cyber warfare, the fiscal cliff, social security, iraq -- >> valerie is it not going to happen. >> then i'm curious. if not me then who? >> he's the one that got fired "the tonight show" right? >> yes, then he moved over to tbs. is that a real network? >> no, but neither is nbc. c we doter than conan? like jimmy kimmel? we're trying to rebrand. appeal to the youngsters. >> conan is the best we can do. >> fine. as long as you don't put pell pelosi at our table. she keeps trying to friend me on faceback. >> we'd like kim kardashian at our table. >> i need mike to start wearing pants to the white house briefings. >> i refuse to wear pants until the president gives us more access. >> just do as i say and "politico" gets a kardashian. oh, and mike, what is your home address? >> why do you ask? >> well, to send you the tickets, of course. >> i live at the office. >> nobody knows where he lives, congressman. we mail his paychecks to a po bofs. >> there's no need to be nervous. >> is valerie bad mouthing me to the president. >> reply hazy. >> is she out for revenge? >> ask ag
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he told business leaders it's not a fiscal cliff, just a tumble downward. meantime "washington post" reporter bob woodward claims he was threatened by the white house over an op-ed he wrote on the origin of the forced cuts. here's what he told cnn's wolf blitzer. >> it said very clearly you will regret doing this. >> who sent that e-mail to you? >> well, i'm not going to say. >> was it a senior person at the white house? >> a very senior person. and just as a -- i mean it makes me very uncomfortable to have the white house telling reporters you're going to regret doing something that you believe in. >> after what he went through in watergate, no surprise that bob woodward is sensitive towards the white house. the white house did respond to that. they said there was no threat intended. >>> just ahead we're going to talk about the forced spending cuts with congressman buck mckeon, a republican from california. >>> other news, the supreme court hearing a challenge to the voting rights act of 1965 and a key provision of the measure does seem to be in jeopardy.
he told business leaders it's not a fiscal cliff, just a tumble downward. meantime "washington post" reporter bob woodward claims he was threatened by the white house over an op-ed he wrote on the origin of the forced cuts. here's what he told cnn's wolf blitzer. >> it said very clearly you will regret doing this. >> who sent that e-mail to you? >> well, i'm not going to say. >> was it a senior person at the white house? >> a very senior person. and just...
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. >>> this morning we have technically gone over the fiscal cliff, however, the senate has reach add deal to avoid some of the tax hikes and the automatic spending cuts. >> we're far from having a done deal. if the senate passes on the compromise, it will move to the house where it will likely face more opposition. tara mergener reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: in the early morning hours of new year's day, the senate began voting on a bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: the senate voted 89-8 to avoid tax hikes for 99% of all americans. >> this shouldn't be the model for how we do things around here but i think we can say we've done some good for the country. >> reporter: if the bill eventually becomes law, the bush era tax cuts will be permanently extended for everyone making less than $400,000 a year. and families making less than $450,000 a year. it will also keep the alternative minimum tax for the wealthy from hitting millions of middle-class families. >> middle-class families will wake up today to the assurances that th
. >>> this morning we have technically gone over the fiscal cliff, however, the senate has reach add deal to avoid some of the tax hikes and the automatic spending cuts. >> we're far from having a done deal. if the senate passes on the compromise, it will move to the house where it will likely face more opposition. tara mergener reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: in the early morning hours of new year's day, the senate began voting on a bill to avoid the so-called...
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the american people are tired the way washington has these sike calls of political stunts nd fiscal cliffs and all these created, manufactured crises. and many americans know that in order to get a job done, you have to sit down and figure out a way to get it done, talk about it and go out and do it. washington is broke because washington spends too much and talks too little. so now is the time for us to get serious about our debt. we need to reform our entitlement programs. we need to work towards reforming our tax code. we have solutions. we have ideas. we can make things better for not only the american people, but for the world if we just trust the instincts of the american people. and if we follow those instincts and follow the example of the american people, the federal government would be in a much better place today. it is time for solutions. and i thank the gentlelady for yielding and her leadership on this issue tonight. mrs. hartzler: it is time for solutions and i very much appreciate you bringing up the concern with the taxes. we hadn't talked about that but the 20 new taxes i
the american people are tired the way washington has these sike calls of political stunts nd fiscal cliffs and all these created, manufactured crises. and many americans know that in order to get a job done, you have to sit down and figure out a way to get it done, talk about it and go out and do it. washington is broke because washington spends too much and talks too little. so now is the time for us to get serious about our debt. we need to reform our entitlement programs. we need to work...
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. >> it would be the fourth time he would have done that, fiscal cliff, violence against women, reauthorization hurricane sandy and now this, that he would allow a bill to come with a majority -- the support came from a majority of democrats and a minority of his conference of course he can, andrea. held the vote, one of my colleagues has a whip count, at least 217 votes which is what they need. to do so would be to effectively sign over his speakership. he could notten elected as speaker. those people who voted against him earlier this year, those ranks would grow, view him as insufficiently conservative, a narrative out there. i think he wants to hang onto his job. politically it's a lot more difficult than practically. you're right. practically it can happen. i just wanted to clear something up, pat leahy, pro tem, saying from the senate floor, mr. president, for shame, he was speaking to the president of the senate. he was speaking to his colleagues. he was not speaking about president obama, clearly in legislative language. anyway, chuck todd, we're going to hear from the president. do you
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the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the floor, he refused to tell us why, give us any indication of warning, and eric cantor met with us throughout the week, he devised the strategy how he would bring it to the floor to make it acceptable, to let republicans who wanted to vote against certain partments of the bill, they could do that, but the bill was going to pass, but the bottom line is, the republican speaker walked off the floor without allowing a vote. i'm just saying these people have no problem finding new york when they're trying to raise money. they raise millions in new york city and new jersey. they sent gover
the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the...
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cliff negotiations, in discussions with speaker boehner and others, are still very much on the table. i just want to repeat it -- the deals i put forward, the balanced approach of spending cuts and entitlement reform and tax reform and i put forward, are still on the table. i have offered sensible reforms to medicare and other entitlements. when health care proposals to achieve the same amount of savings by the beginning of the next decade as the reforms that have been proposed by the bipartisan bowles-simpson fiscal commission. host: who has the leverage, as we get closer to this march deadline for the sequestered? -- for the sequester? guest: it will be tough to come to a deal. you have democrats saying you need to raise revenue through closing tax loopholes. the house minority leader, nancy pelosi, wants to and give away to oil companies. you have house republicans saying had we did revenues in the last deal and need to focus on cut in spending. republicans think they have the upper hand, because the president already had increases in revenue. the president is feeling emboldened a
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. >> if you look at year end, everyone is concerned about the fiscal cliff and you know all tease deficit issue, at the end of the day, those tail risks have to come down. which is why the marks have done so well. at some point, though, with all of this printing going on everywhere, these deficits we're running, you got to get more than 2% growth. >> look what happened in japan. they got 3.5% in the first quarter. that may have been a coincidence. i love what japan is doing? they are pouring the money in, to stop deflation. that's what shea should do. the federal reseven. i made my mea culpa. i think bernanke had it exactly right. the gold is falling some more t. dollar is rising some more. the inflation rate is nil. if all those enflation indicators are nil, i got to say, bernanke has the story right. >> absolutely. i think the question is there, where can you make money in the market right now? we did have the dow transports move to a big high. that, of course, is a leading indicator, showing signs the market can continue to move higher. we won't get that correction that traders have be
. >> if you look at year end, everyone is concerned about the fiscal cliff and you know all tease deficit issue, at the end of the day, those tail risks have to come down. which is why the marks have done so well. at some point, though, with all of this printing going on everywhere, these deficits we're running, you got to get more than 2% growth. >> look what happened in japan. they got 3.5% in the first quarter. that may have been a coincidence. i love what japan is doing? they...
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it's the violence against women act, the payroll tax extension in 2011, student loans, fiscal cliff, and now this one. so the g.o.p. really has to pick up the pieces here. >> let me follow up, first on a political question, then a procedural question. but first, ramsey cox, calling from "the hill" reporting that the speaker's job is safe for now, but could he face repercussions in his own caucus and notably from the tea party members? >> yes and no. on one, this was a debacle for house republicans. there's no other way to put it. however, the tea party was behind this. this is john boehner embracing what the tea party wanted to do. so as far as the only one who is vocally out there criticizing the speaker and this strategy on a daily basis was peter king, a centrist from new york. he's not going to be speaker of the house. he's thinking about running for president in 2016. there's a question of, if boehner will not be speaker, who is? so basically, we talked to conservatives a lot today and they say, listen, we like john boehner. he's doing as good as he can. we like how he fought th
it's the violence against women act, the payroll tax extension in 2011, student loans, fiscal cliff, and now this one. so the g.o.p. really has to pick up the pieces here. >> let me follow up, first on a political question, then a procedural question. but first, ramsey cox, calling from "the hill" reporting that the speaker's job is safe for now, but could he face repercussions in his own caucus and notably from the tea party members? >> yes and no. on one, this was a...
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. >> how many times have we seen this president, the fiscal cliff, you name it. would you expect the same presidential road show to get these things done? >> lester, it's the right question. and i think it would require that. the question is does he want this fight at this time when it will draw down so much political capital? he is locked in trench warfare because of the debt ceiling fight on additional revenue and spending. that's going to take a lot of energy. there are foreign policy matters. he wants to advance immigration. so it's unclear to me how much of a fight he wants on guns what he would have to, it seals, make it a singular issue to really campaign for it to overcome some of the obstacles particularly in the house which is such an obstacle on budget matters, let alone something as decisive as this. >> we will check back with you to find out what's coming up on "meet the press". >>> thanks. >>> the high drama and high fashion of don't's golden globes. we'll tell you more about it after this. [ woman ] if you have the audacity to believe your financia
. >> how many times have we seen this president, the fiscal cliff, you name it. would you expect the same presidential road show to get these things done? >> lester, it's the right question. and i think it would require that. the question is does he want this fight at this time when it will draw down so much political capital? he is locked in trench warfare because of the debt ceiling fight on additional revenue and spending. that's going to take a lot of energy. there are foreign...
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cliff. now president obama is calling on the house to pass the bill without delay. the bill stops most of the tax hikes and spending cuts that were to kick in at midnight. tara mergener is in washington with more this morning. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. well, a deal is now on the books to avert some of the impact of the fiscal cliff which technically we have gone over. now it is up to the house. in the early morning hours of new year's day, the senate began voting on a bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: the senate voted 89-8 to avoid tax hikes for 99% of all americans. >> this shouldn't be the model for how we do things around here. but i think we can say we've done some good for the country. >> r if the bill eventually becomes law, the bush era tax cuts will be permanently extended for everyone making less than $400,000 a year. and families making less than $450,000 a year. it will also keep the altern
cliff. now president obama is calling on the house to pass the bill without delay. the bill stops most of the tax hikes and spending cuts that were to kick in at midnight. tara mergener is in washington with more this morning. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. well, a deal is now on the books to avert some of the impact of the fiscal cliff which technically we have gone over. now it is up to the house. in the early morning hours of new year's day, the senate...
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, the fiscal cliff deal on new year's eliminated a good bit of the restrictive components of the fiscal policy that would have had such adverse effects. again, not completely but at least a good start so there was a bit of progress on these goals but i should hasten to say we are approaching a number of other critical watershed is coming up. we've got the funding of the government and the so-called sequester that is a set of automatic spending cuts as the fiscal clever arrangement and we have the infamous debt ceiling which will come into play so we will be seeing a lot of activity the next few months about the appropriate size of the government and about the size of the deficit and a lot of back-and-forth over these issues. without going into all of the different ramifications i want to say a word about the debt ceiling which is not everybody understands what it's about. the debt ceiling which congress has to do periodically as gives the government money to pay its existing bills. it doesn't create new spending so it's like a family trying to improve its credit rating not the most effe
, the fiscal cliff deal on new year's eliminated a good bit of the restrictive components of the fiscal policy that would have had such adverse effects. again, not completely but at least a good start so there was a bit of progress on these goals but i should hasten to say we are approaching a number of other critical watershed is coming up. we've got the funding of the government and the so-called sequester that is a set of automatic spending cuts as the fiscal clever arrangement and we have...
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in a proper manner, in the right way before we have to go off a fiscal cliff again or before we have to be faced with a fiscal cliff. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. portman: mr. president, i have two amendments at the desk. i would ask for their immediate consideration en bloc. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendments. the clerk: the senator from ohio, mr. portman, proposes en bloc amendments numbered 6 and 7. mr. portman: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendments be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. portman: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to offer first a commonsense amendment to begin to address our nation's unprecedented national debt that's hurting jobs and our economy today and is
in a proper manner, in the right way before we have to go off a fiscal cliff again or before we have to be faced with a fiscal cliff. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. portman: mr. president, i...
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with the government shutdown and everything before that, the fiscal cliff, the confidence of people in the dollar is being rattled because their confidence in washington's ability to get anything done has been shaken. that being said, the status of the dollar as the so-called reserve currency of the world is not in jeopardy anytime soon. most international transactions are still settled in dollars. most central banks the world over pay for money unreserved so that they can buy and sell currency to adjust their own prices. one way to think about it, the thread from cormac mccarthy, if you completely lose faith in the u.s. dollar you might as well go get your blankets and your guns. all currency values are free- floating. they are all tethered to the u.s. dollar, but the dollar is not tethered to anything. there is no why are correct -- connecting it to the ground with some real-world substance. when you start to really worry -- is the u.s. dollar hyper inflating into the heavens? it could lead you down this line of tanking that frankly it's kind of scary and i just do not think that tha
with the government shutdown and everything before that, the fiscal cliff, the confidence of people in the dollar is being rattled because their confidence in washington's ability to get anything done has been shaken. that being said, the status of the dollar as the so-called reserve currency of the world is not in jeopardy anytime soon. most international transactions are still settled in dollars. most central banks the world over pay for money unreserved so that they can buy and sell currency...
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caller: it is still sequestration, that is the fiscal cliff. that has not gone away. host: semantics aside, what would you like to see done? caller: just for the media to clarify we never really got anywhere except for slight increase in taxes on a small number of people. it was $450 million and above. how many people actually dropped checks of? ? host: $450 million? caller: $450,000. excuse me. i don't know anybody that's actually gets a check of that amount, or maybe a bonus. i don't know. nonetheless, what about capital gains and dividend income? was that addressed? i see that some of the same as tip income. it's just a little extra from an investment someone made in their job and they get tips and after reports that as income. host: we will have to leave it there. washington post lead story this morning -- bill, we are talking about sequestration this morning. bill is in rhode island, independent line. good morning. caller: hi. [inaudible] host: i apologize. we will have to move on. you're having trouble hearing you. in port st. lucie, florida, phil on our indepen
caller: it is still sequestration, that is the fiscal cliff. that has not gone away. host: semantics aside, what would you like to see done? caller: just for the media to clarify we never really got anywhere except for slight increase in taxes on a small number of people. it was $450 million and above. how many people actually dropped checks of? ? host: $450 million? caller: $450,000. excuse me. i don't know anybody that's actually gets a check of that amount, or maybe a bonus. i don't know....
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one thing that we did do addressing the fiscal cliff and obviously much more needs to be done, we did make the lower tax rates permanent. that permanency is important to create certainty to get economic growth and get business investment. yes, we do need to address the deductions and closing loopholes. but we have to keep our rates down. it can't be just raising taxes. it's about making simpler fairer tax code that stimulates business growth. host: when you talk to your constituents what's the number one question you get about washington and the politics in this town? guest: why can't you guys get together and do what i said. have a big plan and put it in place that does all of these things. progrowth tax reform, entitlement reform and reducing spending, balancing the budget so that we get on a long term trajectory for growth and job creation and make sure we're strong. host: you can joining us on facebook or twitter. you can send us an e-mail or give us a phone call. senator hoeven, why is it so hard to get to that point? why can't democrats and republicans bridge the divide and reac
one thing that we did do addressing the fiscal cliff and obviously much more needs to be done, we did make the lower tax rates permanent. that permanency is important to create certainty to get economic growth and get business investment. yes, we do need to address the deductions and closing loopholes. but we have to keep our rates down. it can't be just raising taxes. it's about making simpler fairer tax code that stimulates business growth. host: when you talk to your constituents what's the...
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cheryl: a look at your voting record and you voted no on the fiscal cliff despite the fact the fiscal cliff deal past and here we are now. chuck schumer already speaking out on the democratic side saying we will look at this, but we're also going to want to increase taxes. that was a flat-ou flat out linm senator schumer. will the senate rain on this parade? >> the senate reins in every parade everyday. that is not an earth flash there. i voted against raising taxes on any americans for the majority in the house and the senate and the president said some taxes have to go up. i disagreed with that. i didn't think the leadership was going to be in any mood, i know the rank-and-file will not be in any mood to raise taxes. doesn't mean we can't raise some revenue with sales and asset sales and things like that, but in terms of tax increases, i think every house republican would vote no on a pure tax increase. cheryl: spending reductions. i know you and many of your republican colleagues in the house have said and how it programs have to be addressed, but if you recall, said absolutely the
cheryl: a look at your voting record and you voted no on the fiscal cliff despite the fact the fiscal cliff deal past and here we are now. chuck schumer already speaking out on the democratic side saying we will look at this, but we're also going to want to increase taxes. that was a flat-ou flat out linm senator schumer. will the senate rain on this parade? >> the senate reins in every parade everyday. that is not an earth flash there. i voted against raising taxes on any americans for...
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why is the entire structure of -- in this particular case, the fiscal cliff, various reiterations. we've done this three or four times over the last year on this show alone. only around for a yore and a month. a lot of cliffs we're coming to. this is now the strategy in politics, right? you bring everybody up to the cliff and do some last-minute -- i do countdowns of them all the time. why is that the way we negotiate today? >> you just said this. this has happened over the past year and a half since your show has been on the air. what else happened? when tea party congress took over the house. there was a time when republicans would negotiate, we'd work out differences and come to compromise. a time when john boehner said it would be irsponsible for us to go over a debt cliff. he said that. what happened in the interim? a group of extremists that believe compromise is a dirty word. you have a congress that is willing to cut defense budget by 5$500 billion in order to cut spending with -- and protect tax -- to protect millionaires from getting tax increases. >> first i thought you
why is the entire structure of -- in this particular case, the fiscal cliff, various reiterations. we've done this three or four times over the last year on this show alone. only around for a yore and a month. a lot of cliffs we're coming to. this is now the strategy in politics, right? you bring everybody up to the cliff and do some last-minute -- i do countdowns of them all the time. why is that the way we negotiate today? >> you just said this. this has happened over the past year and...
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host: how would you have voted on the fiscal cliff bill? caller: unfortunately, i would have voted no. we need to make this government accountable. we've done 30 years of spending and we never get any resolution. guest: i will ask you a simple question. you are in a swing state. after last night, d.c. a clear distinction between democrats -- do you see a clear distinction between democrats and republicans? caller: some republicans are getting the message, and with all due respect to john boehner, i personally think he does not have the backbone the speaker needs to stand up to the president. president obama has been able to out-maneuver him at every turn. the real discussion should have been tax reform. while barack obama was bringing the tax increases, the republican party should said we need to reform the system, capitalize and get the most revenue, but you have to cut spending. if you raise taxes by 5%, you have to cut spending by 8%. guest: listen, i think the gentleman makes a lot of excellent points. i think it would have been possibl
host: how would you have voted on the fiscal cliff bill? caller: unfortunately, i would have voted no. we need to make this government accountable. we've done 30 years of spending and we never get any resolution. guest: i will ask you a simple question. you are in a swing state. after last night, d.c. a clear distinction between democrats -- do you see a clear distinction between democrats and republicans? caller: some republicans are getting the message, and with all due respect to john...
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cliff intro to pass something? >> no, i don't think we have lost momentum. we could stay here more day so that we can get our work done more expeditiously. i have been to a number of states since this congress has gone in and many parts of different states. and the public is so far ahead of the congress on the subject. i believe that whatever passes in the congress now will not be the end of the day for this issue. reed, i respect enormously. he knows how to count votes. that i believe, when the public sentiment is very strong on the subject and we want to come out with the boldest, denominator that we can get, -- boldest common denominator that we can get, when senator feinstein puts the bill forward and the public knows what is at stake, we will see what i the votes ar. it argues all the more strongly for having the toughest, best, most effective background checks. instead of-- diluting the background checks, withse we may not succeed the assault weapons ban, it's to make that even more effect if. -- more effecti
cliff intro to pass something? >> no, i don't think we have lost momentum. we could stay here more day so that we can get our work done more expeditiously. i have been to a number of states since this congress has gone in and many parts of different states. and the public is so far ahead of the congress on the subject. i believe that whatever passes in the congress now will not be the end of the day for this issue. reed, i respect enormously. he knows how to count votes. that i believe,...
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. >> from the fiscal cliff now to day 16 of the government shutdown, what is speaker boehner's legacy so far? and how much support does he have in the caucus? could he face a challenge in the ensuing months? caller: i was thinking about that -- >> iowa thinking about that and that's a very good question. i think in kind of a -- unexpected way that decision to put a bill on the floor today without the majority backing of his own party, is actually could be seen historically as a brave bill, somewhat delayed by two months or three months, but to do so shows he's the speaker of the house not speaker of the republicans. his persona with a backbone has eroded. i think doing this today might change that. with regards to the future, he certainly does probably face potential challenges that could not occur until the next term. but keep this in mind, any challenger, even from the far right, would still have to get a majority of votes of the entire house, that includes democrats and republicans. just 17 moderates in his own party could scuttle any right wingers' hopes to become speaker. they wo
. >> from the fiscal cliff now to day 16 of the government shutdown, what is speaker boehner's legacy so far? and how much support does he have in the caucus? could he face a challenge in the ensuing months? caller: i was thinking about that -- >> iowa thinking about that and that's a very good question. i think in kind of a -- unexpected way that decision to put a bill on the floor today without the majority backing of his own party, is actually could be seen historically as a...
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at the fiscal cliff and what lies ahead most likely will not in any deeper way address this crisis. >> how frightened, then, are you about poor people being stuck, i guess, between a rock and a hard place? how concerned are you about what is going to happen? we all know -- this is the big elephant in the room, these entitlement cuts. i sense and we all sense they will be on the table. we do not know what the president really is going to do. we know that we will not know until march how good this deal is until we get to those cuts, but how frightened are you? >> i think there is nothing we could predict that will make a decisive change in the issues we will be talking about right now because we have been squeezing government -- the so-called discretionary part of our budget. that is, the park for education, job training, labor markets, also for infrastructure, for the environment, climate change, for other issues -- that part of our budget is just continuing to shrink, and i think we will, unfortunately, look back after whatever deal is done in february, march, and so forth and see a
at the fiscal cliff and what lies ahead most likely will not in any deeper way address this crisis. >> how frightened, then, are you about poor people being stuck, i guess, between a rock and a hard place? how concerned are you about what is going to happen? we all know -- this is the big elephant in the room, these entitlement cuts. i sense and we all sense they will be on the table. we do not know what the president really is going to do. we know that we will not know until march how...
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instead of waiting for another crisis to hit, instead of governing from one fiscal cliff to another, isn't it time that we work together on a plan to reduce our debt and curb the rate of mandatory spending? this is a matter of extreme importance. it can't be solved with a deal at the 11th hour. now, the fact is there's been a lot of talk around here about putting us on a path to fiscal solvency but no real action and the clock continues to tick. so i would like to ask the president and the senate majority leader at what point do they think we should start acting on a plan to reduce our debt. $17 trillion? $20 trillion? $25 trillion? at what point, mr. president,, at what point do we say this is unsustainable? this is driving us toward insolvency. we need to take action. how much red ink is too much? when will the president draw a red line on debt and borrowing? when pressed, the president says he actually has a fiscal plan. just continue to raise taxes, pass another one of his stimulus spending plans --, the last one didn't work too well -- and adopt his budget that doesn't have the
instead of waiting for another crisis to hit, instead of governing from one fiscal cliff to another, isn't it time that we work together on a plan to reduce our debt and curb the rate of mandatory spending? this is a matter of extreme importance. it can't be solved with a deal at the 11th hour. now, the fact is there's been a lot of talk around here about putting us on a path to fiscal solvency but no real action and the clock continues to tick. so i would like to ask the president and the...
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with the fiscal cliff deal done with revenue, the next big battle coming up and three significant deadlines the end of february shall the debt ceiling battle has to take place, the beginning of march, sequester kicks in end of march and we're going to be talk as you saw with chris van holland and newly minted senator ted cruise. he's one of the people who has to vote up or down on hagel and find out what he nis about him. and his prescriptions for fixing the republican party. should the republican party trend more to moderate, a demographic shift or should conservatives retrench and stick to party ideals and we'll find out what cruz thinks the republican party stands for. >> alisyn: john, you only have an hour, i don't know how you're going to do that on a fox news sunday. >> the same way you folks do it, alisyn, talk quickly. >> clayton: kill the commercial breaks. >> alisyn: i like that. >> clayton: and by the way, go ahead, tucker, great job, good to see you on the show this morning. >> tucker: thanks, john, appreciate that. >> thanks. >> alisyn: we'll be watching. >> clayton: coming up
with the fiscal cliff deal done with revenue, the next big battle coming up and three significant deadlines the end of february shall the debt ceiling battle has to take place, the beginning of march, sequester kicks in end of march and we're going to be talk as you saw with chris van holland and newly minted senator ted cruise. he's one of the people who has to vote up or down on hagel and find out what he nis about him. and his prescriptions for fixing the republican party. should the...
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one thing that we did do addressing the fiscal cliff and obviously much more needs to be done, we did make the lower tax rates permanent. that permanency is important to create certainty to get economic growth and get business investment. yes, we do need to address the deductions and closing loopholes. but we have to keep our rates down. it can't be just raising taxes. it's about making simpler fairer tax code that stimulates business growth. host: when you talk to your constituents what's the number one question you get about washington and the politics in this town? guest: why can't you guys get together and do what i said. have a big plan and put it in place that does all of these things. progrowth tax reform, entitlement reform and reducing spending, balancing the budget so that we get on a long term trajectory for growth and job creation and make sure we're strong. host: you can joining us on facebook or twitter. you can send us an e-mail or give us a phone call. senator hoeven, why is it so hard to get to that point? why can't democrats and republicans bridge the divide and reac
one thing that we did do addressing the fiscal cliff and obviously much more needs to be done, we did make the lower tax rates permanent. that permanency is important to create certainty to get economic growth and get business investment. yes, we do need to address the deductions and closing loopholes. but we have to keep our rates down. it can't be just raising taxes. it's about making simpler fairer tax code that stimulates business growth. host: when you talk to your constituents what's the...
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the governing majority has done its job with the fiscal cliff with aid to superstorm sandy and with the violence against wim act and with the recent government shutdown and government shutdown negotiations. know that the house of representatives are going to pass meaningful legislation that addresses our challenges. the governing majority is ready to do its job once again with comprehensive immigration reform as millions of americans and aspiring of americans are waiting for this body to act. it's time to put aside the displays, mr. speaker. let us govern so we can bring our brothers and sisters out of the shadoogs. i believe that if the senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill, the majority would do what's right for the american people and pass this important legislation. let's vote on the gnat's bill and fix our broken immigration system. that time is now. thank you. and i yield back. >> i take the opportunity to point out that as he talks about the governing majority, we are seeing a coalition already build around immigration reform. mr. garcia: in a bill that was filed less th
the governing majority has done its job with the fiscal cliff with aid to superstorm sandy and with the violence against wim act and with the recent government shutdown and government shutdown negotiations. know that the house of representatives are going to pass meaningful legislation that addresses our challenges. the governing majority is ready to do its job once again with comprehensive immigration reform as millions of americans and aspiring of americans are waiting for this body to act....
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with the government shutdown and everything before that, the fiscal cliff, the confidence of people in the dollar is being rattled because their confidence in washington's ability to get anything done has been shaken. that being said, the status of the dollar as the so-called reserve currency of the world is not in jeopardy anytime soon. most international transactions are still settled in dollars. most central banks the world over pay for money unreserved so that they can buy and sell currency to adjust their own prices. one way to think about it, the thread from cormac mccarthy, if you completely lose faith in the u.s. dollar you might as well go get your blankets and your guns. all currency values are free- floating. they are all tethered to the u.s. dollar, but the dollar is not tethered to anything. there is no wire connecting it to the ground with some real-world substance. when you start to really worry -- is the u.s. dollar hyper inflating into the heavens? it could lead you down this line of tanking that frankly it's kind of scary and i just do not think that that is going to
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within tax increases a part of the fiscal cliff dear. they are making progress, a lot of people think we have a ways to go. we're cutting the deficit to quickly because they believe we need to get the economy going, invest in if the structure. republican say we cannot get the deficit down fast enough. sort of have a different philosophical role on this. what about the fight that led to the idea that we have sequestration right now? guest: into the of and 11, we had a big showdown between the white house and republicans on the debt ceiling, and it led to this budget control act that put in place the sequester cuts that we are living with her now, and the sequester cuts began in march and continue for another eight years. no one really seems to like them. the big cuts in defense spending among other things, a lot of people from both parties are trying to undo them, but they cannot agree on how to do it. there was also a debt ceiling increase in january or february where republican said we will agree to suspend the debt ceiling but only dem
within tax increases a part of the fiscal cliff dear. they are making progress, a lot of people think we have a ways to go. we're cutting the deficit to quickly because they believe we need to get the economy going, invest in if the structure. republican say we cannot get the deficit down fast enough. sort of have a different philosophical role on this. what about the fight that led to the idea that we have sequestration right now? guest: into the of and 11, we had a big showdown between the...
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at the fiscal cliff and what lies ahead most likely will not in any deeper way address this crisis. >> how frightened, then, are you about poor people being stuck, i guess, between a rock and a hard place? how concerned are you about what is going to happen? we all know -- this is the big elephant in the room, these entitlement cuts. i sense and we all sense they will be on the table. we do not know what the president really is going to do. we know that we will not know until march how good this deal is until we get to those cuts, but how frightened are you? >> i think there is nothing we could predict that will make a decisive change in the issues we will be talking about right now because we have been squeezing government -- the so- called discretionary part of our budget. that is, the park for education, job training, labor markets, also for infrastructure, for the environment, climate change, for other issues -- that part of our budget is just continuing to shrink, and i think we will, unfortunately, look back after whatever deal is done in february, march, and so forth and see
at the fiscal cliff and what lies ahead most likely will not in any deeper way address this crisis. >> how frightened, then, are you about poor people being stuck, i guess, between a rock and a hard place? how concerned are you about what is going to happen? we all know -- this is the big elephant in the room, these entitlement cuts. i sense and we all sense they will be on the table. we do not know what the president really is going to do. we know that we will not know until march how...
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and unfortunately, what i think was the fiscal cliff was a terribly botched moment where we could have done so much better, where we could have done longer-term savings put the in place, we could have raised a lot more revenues than we did by be doing the right way, and we could have had real savings and the kinds of savings that would have been ripe to dealing with the budget. so i think there was a real openness there. but republicans have always been pretty clear on this that it comes to two things; it comes along with real, structural reforms in entitlement programs and and raising tax reform instead of tax rates. so i think the fight kind of deferred the attention twea from how -- away from how he could have done a deal all around. [inaudible conversations] >> no, go ahead. >> i think one of the things fascinating about this debate is how skewed it becomes in washington, because if you actually talk to the american people and their wishes were represented in the political discourse more perfectly than it is now in washington, you know, people if part because of the recession we we
and unfortunately, what i think was the fiscal cliff was a terribly botched moment where we could have done so much better, where we could have done longer-term savings put the in place, we could have raised a lot more revenues than we did by be doing the right way, and we could have had real savings and the kinds of savings that would have been ripe to dealing with the budget. so i think there was a real openness there. but republicans have always been pretty clear on this that it comes to two...
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over the last couple of years, including the revenue in the fiscal cliff agreement. that's why factcheck.org said that the republican budget proposal exaggerates the debt in a chart contained in their newly released budget plan. we need to keep this in perspective and that's what we do in our budget. we focus on economic growth now and economic growth in the future. and yes, because of the reduction in the rate of increase in health care costs and using actually an assumption that the discretionary parts of our budget, mandatory assumes grow faster, our budget comes into balance the same year the republican budget last year came into balance, but we do it without balancing it on the backs of other essential priorities that are important to the american people. with that, i yield two minutes to a terrific new member of the budget committee, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. poe can the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. pocan: i rise today to join my democratic colleagues to staunchly oppose the budget proposal we have considered last week in comm
over the last couple of years, including the revenue in the fiscal cliff agreement. that's why factcheck.org said that the republican budget proposal exaggerates the debt in a chart contained in their newly released budget plan. we need to keep this in perspective and that's what we do in our budget. we focus on economic growth now and economic growth in the future. and yes, because of the reduction in the rate of increase in health care costs and using actually an assumption that the...
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if it does it's for three hours as with the fiscal cliff on january 1st and play kabuki politics until then. the end game for republicans is to get a continuing resolution passed, a debt ceiling passed and not an increase in actual spending. so more like the sequester deal. that is actually from their long-term perspective a bit of a victory or at least holding the line against -- >> we have very little time here. if we have a government shutdown is this going to be on their shoulders? >> i think the public will view it that way. the media will hammer them that way and the republicans said it will be interpreted that way. i think it would. >> political risk in what's happening now. thank you both for your time and angela, thank you, as well. angela, david and matt. >>> well, thank you all for watching at home. i'll be back tomorrow. my guests include congressman barber and former mayor dinkins and watch "meet the press." until then, up next "disrupt" with karen finney. have a great saturday afternoon and a great weekend. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: he
if it does it's for three hours as with the fiscal cliff on january 1st and play kabuki politics until then. the end game for republicans is to get a continuing resolution passed, a debt ceiling passed and not an increase in actual spending. so more like the sequester deal. that is actually from their long-term perspective a bit of a victory or at least holding the line against -- >> we have very little time here. if we have a government shutdown is this going to be on their shoulders?...
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we all agree more can and must be done to get our fiscal house in order. but we must face the facts. real, lasting deficit reduction will only be achieve through the an approach that is balanced, fair, and focused on the jobs, on jobs and the prosperity of our middle class. unfortunately, this bill on the floor today fails to meet those standards. americans an members of congress should remember two words -- two words about this legislation. two words. three months. three months. that's how long republicans are prepared to raise the debt ceiling. they really don't even address the debt ceiling issue. three months. but republican leaders are doing more. they have made promises to their fellow republicans to get their vote, to even go beyond the ryan budget. this is like the ryan budget on steroids. they have called this bill no budget, no pay. but who pays under the republican budget? seniors pay. ending the medicare guarantee. seniors, children, and people with disabilities pay, cutting medicaid. children pay because it will cut investments in their educat
we all agree more can and must be done to get our fiscal house in order. but we must face the facts. real, lasting deficit reduction will only be achieve through the an approach that is balanced, fair, and focused on the jobs, on jobs and the prosperity of our middle class. unfortunately, this bill on the floor today fails to meet those standards. americans an members of congress should remember two words -- two words about this legislation. two words. three months. three months. that's how...
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what he gets for this, when the fiscal cliff bill was passed, is because of the way his company is set up, he got an increase in his personal tax rate, he got that. number two, he got a $63 per employee, not per policy, but per employee or per person, i should say, which will cost him tens of thousands of dollars and guess what that money goes to do? t goes to indemocratnyify -- indemnify insurance companies so they will be induced to provide this insurance on the exchange and they won't lose money. mr. horn gets absolutely nothing. so what will he have to do? he'll either have to cut his salaries, he'll have to cut the benefits or he won't hire someone or he won't be able to make needed investments. let's go to my hometown of johnson city, tennessee, where i was mayor before i came here. my political job there was being mayor of our local community. i just talked to our city manager not long ago and we're going to get a bill, and our -- in our community of 60,000 people $177,000 of which we get absolutely nothing. because it's on the self-insured market. and anybody who's self-insured
what he gets for this, when the fiscal cliff bill was passed, is because of the way his company is set up, he got an increase in his personal tax rate, he got that. number two, he got a $63 per employee, not per policy, but per employee or per person, i should say, which will cost him tens of thousands of dollars and guess what that money goes to do? t goes to indemocratnyify -- indemnify insurance companies so they will be induced to provide this insurance on the exchange and they won't lose...
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he did his fiscal cliff deal. republicans didn't like it. they know they had to kind of do it, because it raised taxes. they didn't like it. if he were to come out now and look like he's compromising and say, by the way, i'll put everything on the table, including taxes, he could lose his speakership. i mean -- and he wouldn't, by the way, get a pass. >> that's the problem, exactly. never mind the speakership. he couldn't get the votes for it. >> gloria, dana, thank you very much. >> sure. >>> coming up, hard to believe that it's been ten years since the war in iraq started. an insider from the bush white house spilling the beans of what happened in the leadup to the war. the former speech writer david frum, a cnn contributor, is standing by to join us live. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minut
he did his fiscal cliff deal. republicans didn't like it. they know they had to kind of do it, because it raised taxes. they didn't like it. if he were to come out now and look like he's compromising and say, by the way, i'll put everything on the table, including taxes, he could lose his speakership. i mean -- and he wouldn't, by the way, get a pass. >> that's the problem, exactly. never mind the speakership. he couldn't get the votes for it. >> gloria, dana, thank you very much....
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it's now a done deal. the senate bill to avoid the fiscal cliff passed the house. it happened late. it's awaiting president obama's signature which he gave. what many agree on what was missing was serious spending cuts because there was only 15 billion worth. here with us now is author, best selling his book is a best seller, mark stein, who has a cd out, go out and get it. off great singing voice, is that right? if we ever did a musical, you will be the first guest i call. >> i will take that compliment. i will tip your shampooer signal thank you very much. this is a deal that charles krauthammer called a route for the president. does mark stein call it that? >> i don't, i don't think so because i think that's to say the narrow political terms. what the world wants to know is whether america is capable of serious course correction and washington has just answered no, that america is going to continue living beyond its means on a scale that no other nation does and on a scale that is unprecedented in history. i mean, we are spending over a trillion dollars a year that we don't have.
it's now a done deal. the senate bill to avoid the fiscal cliff passed the house. it happened late. it's awaiting president obama's signature which he gave. what many agree on what was missing was serious spending cuts because there was only 15 billion worth. here with us now is author, best selling his book is a best seller, mark stein, who has a cd out, go out and get it. off great singing voice, is that right? if we ever did a musical, you will be the first guest i call. >> i will take...
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cliff crisis. that he's going to stick with them and let them work it through on their own. it might take a little more time than the people who want to see immigration reform done this year, but i think that that's been the big message coming out of the conference, if nothing else for the last several weeks. host: so what about the influence of other republicans? george w. bush is giving a speech today at the bush institute. he former president at a citizenship is going to be pushing for immigration reform. you've seen his brother talk about it. you have the republicans of course on the senate side that have said that they'll -- you know, they want to sit down with house republicans and talk about it. does this have any impact? guest: that's a really good question. when it comes to the former president bush, you know, his position on immigration is pretty clear. it's actually up on the wall in his presidential library. he has -- we had a five-point plan that looked very much like the same plan tha
cliff crisis. that he's going to stick with them and let them work it through on their own. it might take a little more time than the people who want to see immigration reform done this year, but i think that that's been the big message coming out of the conference, if nothing else for the last several weeks. host: so what about the influence of other republicans? george w. bush is giving a speech today at the bush institute. he former president at a citizenship is going to be pushing for...
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actually through the fiscal cliff and through the better part of this year. >> i want to ask each of you a different question. by the way, on the fiscal cliff come i do think that the whole negotiating style became controversial. i want to negotiate a new house or a new car for my will not ask the obama administration to help negotiate for me. liberals always criticize the president, saying that he negotiates with himself. he starts where he wants to end for sto. he wants a deal. there's a very pragmatic part of them. if you as an ideologue, he wouldn't have opted out to public money. they raised $750 million. he is not a pure ideologue. he is smart politically and he makes those decisions. this is pragmatic. but he wants to find common ground. it is just a question if there is common ground to be found. >> i will open this up to you all. when i come to you, speak your we doon as loudly -- have two and a from the audience. oh. 1998ere are severaleral college grads here who are the deeply informed. they are not just here because i'm here. [laughter] >> forgive me for not looking at my
actually through the fiscal cliff and through the better part of this year. >> i want to ask each of you a different question. by the way, on the fiscal cliff come i do think that the whole negotiating style became controversial. i want to negotiate a new house or a new car for my will not ask the obama administration to help negotiate for me. liberals always criticize the president, saying that he negotiates with himself. he starts where he wants to end for sto. he wants a deal. there's...
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don't forget, this fiscal cliff deal, started in the senate. that had to start in the house. it's a tax, checkbook bill that was actually started in the house months ago that kind of went to the senate. they gutted that bill, turned it into a senate bill and sent it back to the house. they could have done the exact same thing with sandy relief. >> steve: just remember, the sequester was invented by the white house and we kicked that down two months. make sure you check out "the five" at 5. >> alisyn: that's cheap advertising. >> steve: it is. >> brian: but a great show. i sense miss universe is going to be your one more thing. >> i'm against legalizing pot, too. >> brian: there you go. that's all you have in common, you two. now your headlines. putnam county, new york, won't be helping a newspaper with its map of gun owners' home addresses. the journal news published the information of residents in two other counties. to make the map, they used a freedom of information act which putnam county is rejecting. officials will hold a press conference later to defend their decision.
don't forget, this fiscal cliff deal, started in the senate. that had to start in the house. it's a tax, checkbook bill that was actually started in the house months ago that kind of went to the senate. they gutted that bill, turned it into a senate bill and sent it back to the house. they could have done the exact same thing with sandy relief. >> steve: just remember, the sequester was invented by the white house and we kicked that down two months. make sure you check out "the...
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violence against women act was one and the fiscal cliff was another and sandy relief was another. he'll do it if there is huge numbers of republicans. not three or four. but double digit republican senators doing it. look. boehner all but said that. he is saying, hey, go get this done somewhere else. you're not coming to me first. i'm not doing any more of these votes. you guys do it first, meaning the senate, and then he would be willing willing to do that. i think he has already shown he would. >> congressman, i have talked to a lot of friends on the hill in the house who say, listen, we have already raised taxes and already cut defense and not lead with our face saying, hey, yeah, we are going to close loopholes unless we get a big buy-in from the president on massive long-term debt relief bill. is that about where you are right now? >> when you look what happened the past couple of months the president received his tax increases and received those at the beginning of the year and said what he needed to fix the problem and now asking for more. then last week in our conference m
violence against women act was one and the fiscal cliff was another and sandy relief was another. he'll do it if there is huge numbers of republicans. not three or four. but double digit republican senators doing it. look. boehner all but said that. he is saying, hey, go get this done somewhere else. you're not coming to me first. i'm not doing any more of these votes. you guys do it first, meaning the senate, and then he would be willing willing to do that. i think he has already shown he...